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Oh hey out there in the world wide webs! I'm sorry to have neglected this so long, faithful readers, BUT I have been a very very busy bee as of late. I know what you're thinking. "Ramona, you quit all your jobs, what are you busy with?" The answer, of course is copious drinking and carousing. Except not. At all. Sober for almost five months, and once I got over how annoyingly optimistic I've become, it's actually kind of okay. There are lots of other things with which I fill my time. Including:

-Puzzles.
-Doing my own taxes!
-Re-doing my own taxes, with the help of a professional.
-Reading every romance novel my roomate has ever written. Smut, I tell ya. Smut.
-Learning spanish through TELEMUNDO! I love spanish soap operas. And I'm pretty sure I can say you dirty slut in spanish now, so it's pretty much working.
-Learning guitar. I'm going to be a comedy rock star now!
And, in the most exciting news:

-Working on a new standup act. I haven't done stand-up in like... three plus years, since I started at SNL and had no time for it, but it's my fave. And I was really excited to try out observational humor, something my former mentor and best friend Mitch Hedberg really pioneered and perfected. There is absolutely no way I can live up to that, but maybe I can keep the funny going, for a little while anyway.

It is incredible to be back in new york city, where there's snow and the people are rude to your face. I couldn't imagine living anywhere else, and honestly, I'm glad that now I don't have to. My relatioship with my bi-coastal, bi-curious girlfriend has finally ended. And I know you are all "OMGZ what?!" But it was kind of toxic towards the end and it's really for the best. She pretty much hates me and doesn't want to be friends, which is probably also for the best. Relationships should be about support, and understanding. You should be able to lean on each other, and love each other completely, even the really really awful parts. And we didn't have that. We had ultimatums and arguments and the constant need to change and re-invent ourselves, hoping we'd come out on the other side as a couple that actually worked together, when the truth was we both were in love with the girls we were when we met. And I have changed a whole lot since Junior High. And so has she. We just grew up into different people, who don't fit together. And it's part of life. The rain falls and the grass grows and the wheels on the bus go round and round and round. I'm really beyond okay with it. Because for the first time in a long time I'm happy and I'm spending my time with someone who makes me happy to be around them. It's really an incredible feeling.

So. Things to expect: -JUNO! Juno wrapped filming just before Christmas and I was giddy with excitement when the director E-mailed me this:




They're all so adorable! Check that shit at a cineplex near you really soon.

And you know, if you're interested in seeing me be all girly for 2 hours, Running With Scissors should be out shortly after Juno. It's much less funny though. Kind of really dark, actually. Lots of crying. But you know, if you put ten dollars down for a ticket, even if it's a shitty movie, I still get like.... 10 cents. So if you and 10 of your friends see the movie, I can get one of those dollar ice cream cones and mcdonalds. And I really love that ice cream. Mmmm soft serve. So show the love. See the movie.

And check around this myspace for some updates on my comedy. I'm working with UCB to get some shows up and about around the city REALLY soon, like within the next few weeks, and maybe hitting up Canada to do a benefit show too. I love canada. It's the land of mounties, maple syrup, and socialized healthcare. And canadian bacon. Mmmm. Canadian bacon and ice cream cones. I don't know how I don't weigh four hundred pounds right now.